ache: pain, especially a dull pain that goes on and on - an ache in my back (ached, aching)
alike: In the same way; same; similar - to walk alike, to look alike (alikeness)
anxious: 1. wanting something very much - anxious for vacation to start 2. worried or uneasy about what might happen - anxious about the big speech (anxiously)
architecture: Refers to the design and look of buildings and structures. The word architecture can sometimes be used to refer to a style. For example, Greek, Roman, Gothic or classical architecture. Architecture is one of the oldest art forms, dating from prehistoric times. It is found in almost all societies.
bare: Unclothed - bare shoulders (barely, barest)
bathe: to wash or take a bath - bathe the dog (bathes, bathed, bathing)
batik: A way of printing fabric where some parts are not dyed because they are covered with wax.
behave: 1. to act or do in a certain way - behaved like a child 2. to act properly or do what is right - behave yourself (behaves, behaved, behaving, behavior)
being: Acting in a certain way - being very rude (be, been, am, is)
border: An outer part or edge of anything - the county border (borders, bordered, bordering)
bore: 1. To make a hole by using a tool that turns - will bore through the wall 2. To make weary by being dull or uninteresting - some things bore me (bores, bored, boring, boredom, borer)
brake: Something used to slow down or stop the motion of a wheeled vehicle by rubbing against or pressing - the brake on the bicycle (braking)
break: 1. To come apart by force - break the vase 2. brief interruption in work - a morning coffee break (broke, breaking)
cape: A sleeveless coat that hangs loosely from the shoulders, fastened at the neck - a winter cape over her shoulders (capes)
caviar: Salted sturgeon roe (the eggs from a large fish).
champion: The winner in a contest or game - champion scrabble player (championship)
choose: To decide or select - to choose each piece of fruit carefully (chooses, chose, chosen, choosing, choosy, choice, choices)
chosen: Decided or selected - had chosen the right answer (see choose)
climate: The average weather conditions of an area.
compare: To study the similarities or differences of - compare their weights (comparing, comparison)continent: A large mass of land; there are seven on the earth (Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America).
crazy: Unusual, foolish, or insane - a crazy way to drive (craziest, crazily)
dare: 1. To have courage to try - dare to escape 2. A challenge or contest - a dare to jump (dares, dared, daring)
debate: a discussion or argument for or against something - to debate the issue (debated, debating, debater)
delicacies: Something that is very fine or is an excellent choice to eat.
descendants: One who comes from others; from an ancestor.
diamond: A very valuable mineral used in jewlrey - a diamond ring (diamonds)
dictator: A person with great power who rules a country. In many cases this person took over the country by force.
diet: 1. the food and drink that is eaten by a person or animal - ate a lot of meat in his diet 2. a special selection of food designed to loose weight - lost 20 pounds on my diet (dieted, dieting, dieter)
disaster: any event that causes great suffering or lass such as a flood, fire, earthquake, or plane crash - disaster stopped all the traffic (disastrous)
distant: Far away in space or time; not near - a distant view of the mountain (distantly, distance)
dive: A headfirst plunge into water - a dive into the pool (dives, dived, dove, diving, diver)
diverse: Having variety; different kinds.
don't: Contraction for do not - if you don't leave now
drought: A long period of no rain causing the land to become very dry. Plants and crops often die because of lack of water. Animals also die during a drought.
elect: To choose someone, by voting, to be in charge.
escape: To get away from a place of imprisonment or danger - escape from jail (escaped, escaping)
establish: to create or begin; to set up - establish a new set of rules (establishes, established, establishing, establishment)
estate: 1. everything a person owns, 2. large pieces of land, usually with a nice home on it - estate was worth 3 million dollars
ethnic group: People who come from the same country, or from the same culture, or who speak the same language and have the same customs. Example - Spanish, Chinese.
fade: To dim; lose color - will fade in the sun (faded, fading)falconry: The art of training falcons to hunt, fly and return to the trainer.
fare: The price charged to ride a bus, train, airplane, etc. - money for bus fare (fares, faring)fertile: Land that is good for growing crops.
final: 1. Coming at the end of something - final game of the season 2. having or allowing no further discussion - and that's final! (finals)
finally: At the end; at last - finally found the car keys
flock: A number of birds or animals that stay together for protection or traveling.
forbid: To not allow something; to make something impossible or unacceptable - to forbid me from staying up late (forbids, forbade, forbidding, forbidden)
form: To make or shape - will form the clay (forms, formed, forming, formal, formally, formalize, formality, formation)
formed: Made or shaped - formed the cans into a pyramid (see form)
forward: Ahead - moving forward (forwards, forwarded, forwarding, forwardness)
freeze: 1. To become solid by cold - since water will freeze quickly 2. To become perfectly still - will suddenly freeze in your tracks (freezes, froze, freezing, frozen, freezer)
frozen: Turned solid by cold - frozen vegetables (see freeze)
geyser: A spring that shoots out hot water and steam.
grace: Ease and beauty of manner or movement - dances with grace (graces, graceful)
grapes: More than one grape - A grape is a berrylike fruit that grows in bunches on woody vines - purple grapes (grape)
grateful: feeling or showing thanks for some favor or for something good that has happened - grateful for all the help (gratefully)
graze: To feed on live grass - to graze in the meadow (grazes, grazing)
greatest: Biggest in size, amount or extent - greatest baseball player (great, greatly)
haste: 1. speed in getting something done; quickness - hastily ate lunch 2. too much of a hurry - In her haste to leave for work she forgot to lock the door. (hastened, hastily)
headache: pain in the head - had a bad headache
he's: Contraction for he is - he's waiting for his Mom
hire: To pay for work - will hire two painters (hired, hiring)
hose: A tube of flexible material used for carrying liquid over short distances - the garden hose (hoses, hosed, hosing)
idle: 1. to spend time doing nothing - idle away the hours 2. to run a motor or machine slowly and out of gear - the engine was idling (idled, idling, idly, idleness)
illiteracy: Unable to read and write.
imported: Something brought into a country from a foreign country.
infant: A very young child or baby (infants, infantile)
inhabited: To live in a place; a place has people or things living there.
instant: A very short time; a moment - done in an instant (instantly)
isolated: A place apart or away from others.
joke: Something done or said to cause laughter - a silly joke (jokes, joked, joking, jokingly, joker)
jokes: More than one joke - laughed at all her jokes (see joke)
kingfisher: A large family of birds that have large heads and long, heavy, pointed bills. There are about 85 species of kingfishers, many of them have a crest on the top of the head. Kingfishers have short legs, short stubby tails, and outer and middle toes joined together by strong membranes. They live throughout the world.
larva (larvae): The first stage of an insect after coming out of an egg. In the case of a fly it is a little white worm looking thing.
life expectancy: The average age a group of people live.
linen: A strong cloth made from flax used to make dresses, suits, and tablecloths - a nice linen cover for the table (linens)
locate: 1. to find the position of; search out - to locate the library book 2. to be or exist in a certain place (locates, located, locating, location)
lonely: Sad at being without others - lonely child away from home (lone, lonelier, loneliest, loneliness, loner, lonesome)
lonesome: Sad at being without others - lonesome man (lone, lonelier, loneliest, loneliness, loner)
mammal: A type of animal where the babies suck milk from their mother.
marsupial: Any mammal that has its young early and continues its development in a marsupium (a pocket or pouch on the front of the mother).
meet: To come together by appointment - to meet at four o'clock (met, meeting)mestizo: A person who has a mixture of Indian and Spanish heritage or ancestors.
mile: A measure of distance equal to 5,280 feet - drove for one mile (miles)
mining: To take out something useful or valuable from the ground - there is gold mining in South Africa (mine, mined, miner)
mistake: An error - mistake on the test (mistakes, mistaken, mistaking)
mutton: Sheep meat.
mythology: Today we use science to understand the world, but a long time ago the Ancient Greeks used stories of gods and goddesses to explain the known and unknown world. These myths were handed down for many generations.
native: Natural or original to an area.
Native people: People who live in a land area before other people arrive. Example: the people of South America who lived there before the Spanish and Portuguese came. Native people in North and South America are often incorrectly called Indians.
nickel: 1. a U.S. coin worth 5 cents - cost a nickel 2. strong, hard, silver-colored metal that is often combined with other metals - a nickel plated object (nickels)
nomads: People or a tribe that move from place to place to find food.
Nordic: Related to the race of tall people with light skin, blond hair, blue eyes, and long heads of Britain, Scandinavia, Netherlands, and North Germany.
northern: Of, in, toward, or from the north - traveled to the northern district (north, northerner, northerly, northward)
operate: 1. To control the running of a machine - operate the bulldozer 2. To perform surgery - operate on the patient (operates, operating)
orchard: An area in which fruit trees are grown - an apple orchard (orchards)
ordered: Commanded or told what to do - ordered the carpenters to keep working (order, orders, ordering, orderly)
ore: A mineral containing metal for which it is mined - ore in the mine (ores)
pageant: A public festival or celebration in which people often dress in costumes and sometimes walk in a parade.
pavement: a paved surface, such as a street, sidewalk or parking lot - pavement was slick (pave, paving)
peninsula: A narrow strip of land jutting out into the sea from a mainland; "almost an island"; surrounded on three sides by water.
petroleum: A dark-colored, flammable liquid found under sedimentary rocks; can be separated into crude oil, diesel oil, fuel oil, and others.
pickle: Any food, especially a cucumber, that has been preserved and flavored by keeping it in a mixture of salt water or vinegar for a time - put a pickle on my sandwich (pickled, pickling)
pile: A large amount of things stacked on top of each other - a pile of clothes (piles, piled, piling)plains: Flat areas of treeless countryside.
plantation: A large farm where usually one crop is grown in great numbers. Example - tobacco, sugar, pineapple, rubber tree plantations
plateau: A flat but elevated area of land (kind of like a hill that is flat on top).
population: The total number of people who live in a place.
preparing: Making or getting ready - preparing the lunch (prepare, preparation)producer: A person or place that grows or makes things for sale. A company can produce cars and a factory can produce sugar out of sugar cane grown by farmers.
quietly: To do something with little or no noise (quiet)
race: A contest to find the fastest - an automobile race
races: More than one race - bicycle races (race, raced, racing)
rare: 1. Not usual - a rare butterfly 2. Cooked so the inside is still red - a rare steak for dinner (rarer, rarest, rarely)
rating: any grade or rank that shows position at a certain level - good credit rating (rate, rated, ration, ratio)
republic: A country in which the power is held by the people or the persons they elect.
rural: Living in or related to country life; living in the country.
safely: With care to avoid harm - safely crossing the street (safe, safest)
salesperson: man or woman who sells something - salesperson helped me pick out a new shirt (salespersons)
sandwich: 1. slices of bread with meat, cheese, peanut butter or some other food between them - a sandwich in your lunch 2. to squeeze tightly between two things - sandwiched between his parents (sandwiches, sandwiched)
scarce: Not in great supply - water is scarce in the desert (scarcest, scarcely)
scare: To frighten - scare the mouse (scared, scaring, scary)
scorn: To look down on - to scorn their advice (scorns, scorned, scorning, scornful, scornfully, scornfulness)
seemed: Appeared to be - He seemed pleased. (seem, seems, seeming)
settlement: A small village or town that is built by a people who are new to the land area.
she's: Contraction for she is - she's not feeling well
sicken: To become ill ; not feeling well (sickens, sickened, sickening, sick, sickly)
size: 1. The height, length, and width of something - the size of our house 2. A series of measurements used for things made, such as clothes - took a smaller size (sizes)
slave: a person that is owned by another person and can be sold like property - slaves worked the cotton fields (slavery)
spade: a digging tool that has a long handle attached to a flat, metal blade, which is pushed into the ground with the foot - loosen up the ground with the spade (spaded, spading)
species: A group of animals or plants that have many things in common.
spite: 1. in spite of, even though there are opposing facts or conditions - in spite of the cold weather he was warm 2. a feeling of wanting to hurt or annoy another person - Just to spite her I drank the last pop that my sister wanted. (spited, spiting, spiteful, spitefully)
sprinkle: 1. sTo scatter or spread around in tiny pieces or small drops - sprinkle sugar on it 2. to rain lightly or gently - sprinkled a little today (sprinkles, sprinkled, sprinkling)
square: A rectangle with 4 equal sides - a four-inch square (squarest, squarely)supernatural being: Someone who is connected with nature, but has more power than nature. (Example: a goddess of the sea)
swampy: Low land this is usually covered with shallow water and plants and animals that like living in water.
tickled: 1. touching the body lightly, causing a funny, tingling feeling - tickled his ear 2. to be delighted or pleased - tickled about the new puppy (tickle, tickling, ticklish)
tile: Thin slab or piece of baked clay or other material - cover the floor with tile (tiles, tiled, tiling)
tones: 1. Sounds of a certain quality - tones of the choir 2. Shades of color - many red tones in the rug (tone, toned, toning, toneless, toner)
traditions: Customs, beliefs, and habits that are handed down from generation to generation.
trial: 1. process of hearing and judging evidence in a court of law - burgler was found guilty at the trial 2. any test to determine the value or quality of a thing - took the car for a trial run 3. something that causes suffering or is difficult to deal with - long illness was a trial for the family (trials)
urban: City areas.
vanish: to suddenly go out of sight; become invisible - magician can make the coin vanish (vanishes, vanished, vanishing)
vice: A bad or evil habit or form of behavior - vice squad of the police department deals with laws against gambling (vices, vicious)
vote: One's choice in an election - placing a vote in the ballot box (votes, voted, voting, voter)
votes: More than one vote - totaled the votes (see vote)
wade: To walk slowly and with difficulty through water, mud, or snow - to wade across the stream (wades, waded, wading)
Western civilization: The countries that were settled or influenced by Romans or Europeans rather than Orientals. Although Australia is located nearer to Eastern civilizations, it is considered a Western civilization because it was settled by Europeans.
whale: A mammal that lives in the sea and looks like a large fish - a whale near the ship (whaling, whaler)
whole: Complete or entire - a whole box of books (wholes, wholesome, wholly)
